Senior Data Architect: Platform Modernization & AI Readiness

Carex Consulting Group; Green Bay (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Carex Consulting Group is seeking a senior Data Architect to lead enterprise data strategy, architecture modernization, and cloud data platform transformation. You will define target-state data architecture, optimize Databricks environments, and steer legacy warehouse modernization across global operations.

This role requires deep hands-on expertise, enterprise architecture leadership, and the ability to translate complex technical decisions into actionable business strategies with executive

Qualifications

• 14+ years of data engineering/architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of enterprise-wide data strategy, architecture principles, technical standards, and phased modernization roadmaps.
• Assess current-state data architecture, identify gaps, and design scalable target-state solutions.
• Architect and optimize Databricks environments and data platforms.
• Establish CI/CD, automation, observability, and cloud cost management practices.
• Lead legacy data warehouse modernization efforts (Oracle, Informatica, OBIEE).
• Develop migration strategies, data modeling standards, and governance frameworks.
• Define data integration frameworks for batch, CDC, streaming, and APIs.
• Collaborate with BI to align semantic models and analytics platforms.
• Present modernization strategies to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

Data engineering

Enterprise architecture

Databricks

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Communication leadership

Architecture modeling

ADR creation

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

CI/CD

Terraform

Power BI

Job description

Carex Consulting Group is seeking a senior Data Architect to lead enterprise data strategy, architecture modernization, and cloud data platform transformation. You will define target-state data architecture, optimize Databricks environments, and steer legacy warehouse modernization across global operations.

This role requires deep hands-on expertise, enterprise architecture leadership, and the ability to translate complex technical decisions into actionable business strategies with executive